Re: Norton Virus Report - C:\WINDOWS\Fonts\win.hta
From: Mike Burgess (winhelp2002_at_spamthis.com)
Date: 04/21/04
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Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2004 06:19:31 -0400
Matt,
win.hta = Coolwebsearch trojan
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/vbs.bootconf.b.html
How to remove Coolwebsearch and affiliates
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm#Coolwebsearch
Note: this type hijack indicates an unpatched machine, that is lacking
in "Defense". Please visit Windows Update to avoid these exploits.
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-- "Matt" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:0fb501c4261c$53446eb0$a501280a@phx.gbl... > I am receiving a warning from Norton everytime I start-up > telling me it is picking up a virus at > C:\WINDOWS\Fonts.win.hta and that it recommends stopping > scripts. If I stop the script I experience no problems, > but if I choose not to (like when I'm trying to get it > off of my computer) it seems to be the nasty bug that > changes my homepage in Internet Explorer. I can fix the > problem using CWShredder, but this is a persistent, > annoying problem. I have searched through my fonts for > the file/bug and I can't find it named as Norton is > describing it. Has anyone experienced this problem > before? Any help, as always, is greatly appreciated. > Thanks.
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